Educator in the Workplace: Partner Information
Lancaster - Industry Tours
Program Contact:
Andrew Garner, (717) 735-0333 agarner@dejazzd.com
Dominic Defilippo, (717) 626-1984 ddefilippo@dejazzd.com
| Provides credits (e.g. Act 48; College) | Act 48, working on graduate credits through Penn State |
| Provides payment (e.g. Stipend) | No cost to attend, but participants are provided transportation and lunch. |
| Length of program/field experience (e.g. day, week, summer) | Four days, 8:30am-3:30pm |
| Offers orientation session | The beginning of each day a brief orientation is provided on the bus while we travel to our first location. |
| Requires program evaluation (Ending/exit sessions) | Have not, however if Penn State is involved this year we will have them complete an action plan at the end of the session. |
| Program requirements (e.g. curriculum; assignments) | No requirements, we only ask that they are some form of an educator. |
| Application process | First come first served basis, we do have limited seating on the bus. |
| Target audience (e.g. educators, teachers, schools, counselors, administrators) | K-12 educators, counselors, and job trainers, as well as post secondary educators, counselors and out of school youth practitioners are all welcome. |
| Time of program (e.g. school day, after school, summer activity) | Summer activity, late June |
| Multiple industry clusters present | Yes, we focus on STEM industries and try to provide a wide range of businesses represented from all of our priority industry clusters. |
| Academic level addressed (e.g. High School; Middle School; Elementary) | The participants receive handouts, and sample worksheets from the employers and use them within their classroom ranging from elementary - post secondary. |
| Collaboration with intermediaries (e.g. CareerLinks; IUs) | Each day begins and ends at the CareerLink where tours are provided to introduce or reintroduce them to the services at the CareerLink. Each of the businesses provides approximately one hour at their facility donating staff time, resources and materials. Some of the employers, who host the participants during lunch, provide lunch at no cost to the RCEP or the participants. Also the Act 48 in the past have been provided at no cost from the Lancaster Career and Technology Center. |
| Program aligned to the Career Education and Work Standards | Yes, the program is aligned to the Career Ed standards specifically to the 'exploration' piece, however, while visiting each site, the educators learn what internships, mentoring programs and job shadowing opportunities are available for the students at the job sites, which hits several other of the standards. |
| Discipline (a branch of instruction, i.e., History, Math), Industry or Participant Driven | STEM focused. Last year and this year the Industry tours are focused on science, technology, engineering and math industries and the many occupations within STEM. |
| Pre-work/post-work materials required | We ask that the participants participant in the full day program, and do not provide the Act 48 until the last tour is completed at the end of the day and the participants must be present to sign off on the attendance sheet. |
Funds for this Web site are provided under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-270) and from the Pennsylvania Department of Education, Bureau of Career and Technical Education.